Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 333 · 40 questions

Tip (Honest and useful): Strength: name it, then prove it with a short real example — prepare two or three. Weakness: a real one that is not the main skill of the role, plus what you are doing to improve it. Avoid: “I have no weaknesses”, “I work too hard / I am too perfect”, “I am good at everything”, or a weakness with no plan to change.

1. 1.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
7. 7.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very detailed
9. 9.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) curious
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) easily distracted
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) disorganised
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
20. 20.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
23. 23.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) well organised (c) a quick learner (d) often late
27. 27.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
29. 29.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) often late
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) well organised
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) punctual
40. 40.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True

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